• Prescriptive

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: en, /pɹɪˈskɹɪptɪv/
    • Rhymes: -en, -ɪptɪv
    • Hyphenation: en + pre + scrip + tive

    Origin

    From , from praescript-, from the verb praescribere.

    Full definition of prescriptive

    Adjective

    prescriptive

    1. Of or pertaining to prescribing or enjoining, especially an action or behavior based on a norm or standard.
      • 1988, Andrew Radford, Transformational Grammar, For one thing, spoken language tends to be less subjected to prescriptive
        pressures than written language, and hence is a less artificial medium of com-
        munication (written language is often a kind of 'censored' version of spoken
        language). ...
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